Advice for New Freelance Developers

Posted by benAO90 on Monday November 27, 2017 @05:31AM
from the self-post dept.

Can more experienced freelance developers offer some advice to someone trying to launch their freelance career? Specifically, I'm looking for suggestions on

-building up clientele

-client communication

-remote workflows

-time tracking

-contracts and other legal concerns

Thank you!

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Re:Advice for New Freelance Developers by brudgers on Monday November 27, 2017 @09:43AM (#15787666)

Only the first matters. Without it, all the others are irrelevant. With it, they are not worth optimizing because good enough is good enough.

Work with clients who 1. are happy to Pay 2. Trust you. Avoid adversarial clients. Avoid clients who indicate that they don't want to pay. Avoid projects where the value you are delivering is a multiple of your normal fee.

Good luck.

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Re:Advice for New Freelance Developers by PaulHoule on Monday November 27, 2017 @03:19PM (#15790834)

What exactly do you mean by "Avoid projects where the value you are delivering is a multiple of your normal fee?"

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Re:Advice for New Freelance Developers by brudgers on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:00PM (#15792490)

Looks like I left out a "not".

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Re:Advice for New Freelance Developers by welder on Monday November 27, 2017 @11:36AM (#15788580)

> Time Tracking

Check out https://wakatime.com to for automated time tracking.

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